For he sees[that even] wisemendie;The stupidand the senselessalikeperishAnd leavetheir wealthto others.
"But Godsaidto him, 'You fool!This[very] nightyour soulis requiredof you; and [now] whowill own whatyou have prepared?'
"Surelyeverymanwalksabout as a phantom;Surelythey makean uproarfor nothing;He amasses[riches] and does not knowwhowill gatherthem.
And inasmuchas it is appointedfor mento dieonceand afterthis[comes] judgment,
But they are altogetherstupidand foolish[In their] disciplineof delusion--their idol is wood!
SurelyI am morestupidthananyman,And I do not have the understandingof a man.
Payheed,you senselessamong the people;And whenwill you understand,stupidones?
Then I was senselessand ignorant;I was [like] a beastbeforeYou.
For whenhe dieshe will carrynothingaway; His glorywill not descendafterhim.
"As a partridgethat hatcheseggswhich it has not laid,[So] is he who makesa fortune,but unjustly;In the midstof his daysit will forsakehim, And in the endhe will be a fool."
For to a personwhois goodin His sightHe has givenwisdomand knowledgeand joy,while to the sinnerHe has giventhe taskof gatheringand collectingso that he may giveto onewhois goodin God'ssight.Thistoois vanityand strivingafter wind.
Whoever lovesdisciplinelovesknowledge,But he who hatesreproofis stupid.
Richesdo not profitin the dayof wrath,But righteousnessdeliversfrom death.
From menwith Your hand,O LORD,From menof the world,whose portionis in [this] life,And whose bellyYou fillwith Your treasure;They are satisfiedwith children,And leavetheir abundanceto their babes.
Whereare Your formerlovingkindnesses,O Lord,Which You sworeto Davidin Your faithfulness?
The crownof the wiseis their riches,[But] the follyof foolsis foolishness.
